Tuesday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips 9.28.21

Senate returns to session September 28, 29; October 18, 19, 20

     -- Committee Schedule

House returns to session September 28, 29; October 4, 5, 6

     -- Committee Schedule

TODAY’s Calendar Of Events

 

TODAY 10:00: Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee meets to consider  Senate Bill 832 (Yaw-R-Lycoming)  to allocate $250 million from the federal American Rescue Plan Act to establish a Clean Streams Fund for Pennsylvania and establishing a fake program to help reduce nutrient pollution [Read more here];  Senate Bill 525 (Gordner-R-Columbia, Comitta--D-Chester) is bipartisan legislation allocating $500 million from the federal American Rescue Plan to fund Growing Greener watershed, farm conservation, mine reclamation and recreation projects.  This bill is being promoted by the Growing Greener Coalition and other groups.  Read more here.;  Senate Bill 806 (Yaw-R-Lycoming) further providing for natural gas royalty interest payment transparency; And an informational briefing on “PJM’s MOPR proposal and maintaining competitive and reliable energy markets.”  Hearing Room 1 North Office Building. Click Here to watch it live.   Click Here to read more about the agenda.

TODAY 10:30: Senate Education Committee meets to consider Senate Bill 603 (Brooks-R- Crawford) providing for Lyme Disease and establishing protocols for tick bites in schools.  Room 8E-A East Wing. Click Here to watch live.

-- Federal Mine Reclamation Fee Expires Sept. 30 - Congress Considers The Future Of Mine Reclamation Program  [PaEN]

-- Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Told A Federal Court Sunoco Cannot Hide Risk Assessment Data For Its Mariner East 2 Pipeline  [PaEN]

-- NJ.com: Backers Of PennEast Pipeline Examining Steps Needed To Start The PA Portion Of The Project, But For Now PennEast Ceased All Further Development 

-- Senate Committee Considers Bill Expanding C-PACE Energy Conservation Program Sept. 29  [PaEN]

-- Water Science Institute, Partners: Celebrate Big Spring Run Legacy Sediment Stream Restoration Project In Lancaster County Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- Middle Spring Watershed Assn. Stream Restoration Project In Shippensburg Working Well After Hurricane Ida  [PaEN]

-- Lancaster, York Center For Water Quality Excellence Hosts Open House Sept. 30  [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Seeking Feedback On Riparian Buffer Program Implementation By Sept. 30 [PaEN]

-- DCNR: Hosts Virtual Community Conservation Partnership Grant Workshops In November  [PaEN]

-- Susquehanna River Basin Commission: Releases Sediment & Nutrient Pollution StoryMap  [PaEN]

-- Delaware River Basin Commission’s Our Shared Waters Program Hosts Experiential Learning Aboard The Kalmar Nyckel Tall Ship

-- Register Now For 2021 Chesapeake Bay Watershed Forum Nov. 1-5  [PaEN]

-- ErieT: Waterford Farmer Loses In Court Again Over Wetlands, Calls EPA Rules ‘Sharia Law’

-- PA American Water: Systems Recognized For Excellent Tap Water Quality

-- Fox Business: Showcases Pennsylvania Oil And Natural Gas Hydrofracturing [By Conventional Well Driller]

-- Fox Business: PA Conventional Oil & Gas Driller Warns They ‘Won’t Survive’ As Biden Takes Aim At Industry

-- WHYY: PennEast Cancels Natural Gas Pipeline Project; Cites Lack Of Environmental Permits From NJ 

-- Bloomberg: PennEast Gas Project Halted In Latest U.S. Pipeline Casualty

-- PG - Anya Litvak: Company Planning 2nd Natural Gas Drilling Wastewater Injection Well In Plum, Allegheny County

-- WilliamsportS Editorial: New Natural Gas Power Plant Good News For Renovo And PA

-- PPL Companies: Join Electric Highway Coalition To Support EV Adoption

-- Utility Dive: PPL Makes Small Investment To Gain Insight Into Innovative Green Transmission Project

-- PA Cap-Star Guest Essay: Here’s How To Turbocharge An Inclusive Clean Energy Revolution - Dr. Frey Brownson 

-- Brownfield Coalition Of The Northeast: Hosts Sustainable Communities Workshop Oct. 26-27  [PaEN]

-- Independence Conservancy: Walk In Penn’s Woods Oct. 3 At Rocky Bend Nature Preserve Beaver County  [PaEN]

-- KYW: Large Group Of Noisy Dirt Bikes, ATVs Take Over Radnor Streets

-- PennLive - Marcus Schneck: Reclusive PA Rattlesnake Gets Recovery Help From Feds After Seeing Its Presence Cut In Half

-- Inquirer: Cold Front Is About To Bring Flocks Of Migrating Birds To Philly Region

Hurricane Ida

-- Gov. Wolf: Reminds Ida Survivors Of Disaster Recovery Centers In Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia & York Counties  [PaEN]

National/International

-- AP: Natural Gas Storage Area Blowout Near Los Angeles Leads To $1.8 Billion Settlement

-- WPost: Senior Democrats’ Push For National Carbon Tax Collides With Political Realities

-- The Guardian: ‘Blah, Blah, Blah’: Greta Thunberg Lambasts Leaders Over Climate Crisis

PA Politics

-- AP: Republicans Aim To Make Big Election Changes In Constitution

-- Spotlight PA: To Avoid Wolf’s Veto, PA Republicans Propose Giving Voters Final Say On Stricter Voter ID Rules, Other Election Changes

-- PA Cap-Star: Counties Are Caught In Between As Wolf, Republicans Once Again Try To Negotiate Election Reform

-- Inquirer Guest Essay: ‘Deranged Logic’ Of PA Senate Republican Election ‘Audit’ Puts 9 Million Voters In Jeopardy - Al Schmidt (R), Philadelphia Elections Commissioner & Matthew Weil, Bipartisan Policy Center Elections Project

-- PennLive Guest Essay: PA Republican Senate Has Lost Its Way On Election Review - Jack McGregor (R) & Franklin Kury (D)

-- Inquirer: Bucks County Man First Local To Plead Guilty Of Charges Involved In Assaulting The U.S. Capital, More On The Horizon

-- ErieT: Sen. Doug Mastriano: What We Know About His Fight With Fellow Republicans

-- AP: Anti-Trump Republican Drops Bid For PA U.S. Senate Seat

-- TribLive Editorial: Redrawing Voting Districts Demands Compromise

-- PA Cap-Star: Wolf Calls On Rep. Boyle (D) To Resign After He’s Charged With Violating Protection From Abuse Order

-- City & State: Rep. McClinton, Fmr Cong. Dent To Discuss Civility In Politics At Philly Festival Oct. 1

-- WHYY: These PA 2022 Candidates For U.S. Senate Could Change The Balance of Power In U.S. Senate

-- PA Cap-Star: PA Adds More Than 12,000 COVID Cases Over Weekend

-- AP: Measure On Masking In Youth Sports Clears House Committee

-- ReadingE: Police Looking For Man Linked To Online Threat Against Oley Valley School District Over Its Mask Policy

-- Gov. Wolf: Dept. Of Health Releases Vaccination Data Dashboard By Legislative Districts

-- PA Cap-Star: Anti-Abortion Advocates Flood Harrisburg For First PA March For Life

-- PennLive - Jan Murphy: Thousands Rally To Opppose Abortion At PA’s First March For Life

-- WNEP: More Than 300 People Expected To Tell Their Stories At Luzerne County ‘Kids For Cash’ Court Scandal Trial in Federal Court

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[Posted: September 28, 2021]  PA Environment Digest